I hosted a linocut printmaking workshop at Hay Designs in Dubai this week. I was lucky to meet and work with talented designers from all over the world. Over the two-hour class, I introduced the historic technique and instructed drawing, carving, and printing techniques. It was a fun event and I always look forward to the opportunity to share my favorite process with other interested creatives.
An exhibition of printmaking student work is currently on display in the AUD campus gallery. A selection of prints from the semester have been matted and framed, accompanied by a written explanation of process. Students have explored a wide range of techniques, including monotype, collagraph, linocut, drypoint, chine collé, stencil, and screen print.
On Sunday, February 18, at 3pm, I’ll be having a conversation about the end of the world at Zerzura Books in Alserkal Avenue. I’ll start by speaking about topics from my book The End is at Hand with shop owner Alex Warren, then we’ll open up the discussion to attendees about their thoughts and curiosities. It’s meant to be fun, open, and thought-provoking.
More details and free registration here.
I recently had a fun and wide-ranging conversation with Daniel Glenn from Fascinating Nouns about the end of the world. We talk about doomsday cults, Mouse Utopia, Chicken Little, and how we are just nine missed meals from total anarchy.
On April 5th, I’ll be hosting a panel discussion for the SGC International printmaking conference in Providence, RI, USA. You can register here, with more information below:
Join the roundtable discussion "Printmaking in the Community." It shares interviews from printmakers from around the world, including those in attendance, about how printmaking is a particularly communal process. Beginning with the history of printmaking, each new process became a tool for advancing the sharing of information in communities. This includes the impact of the Gutenberg Press for books and screen printing for posters. We'll talk about how printmakers contribute to their community today through illustration, bookmaking, posters, art markets, workshops, print exchanges, sharing tips on the internet, their importance in the classroom and in art therapy, and bringing people together at conferences such as in Providence.
Now viewable in the American University in Dubai rotunda gallery, an exhibition of my students’ paintings from this semester. So far, they’ve made a series of paintings inspired by modern art styles, explored abstraction of a subject, and painted a figure from observation. I’m looking forward to seeing what they make for their final projects.
Collagraph printmaking is a great way to explore texture and spontaneous arrangement. Find any collage materials and make a print out of it! Or you can try it this weekend at my workshop. I’ll bring the materials, you roll it with ink and press it!
12-2pm Sunday November 26th, Alserkal Avenue in The Yard.
I had a great conversation with Jason Louv about Apocalypse history and culture on his podcast, Ultraculture. It’s also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
I’ll be doing another linocut printmaking workshop at this year’s Sikka Art Festival. Come with a little drawing or idea and I’ll teach you to carve and print your own linoleum stamps. It’s two hours, no experience necessary, no sign-ups required, just first-come first-serve.
